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Somebody lectured me about Splenda today

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  • T1DCarnivoreRunner
    T1DCarnivoreRunner Posts: 11,502 Member
    NovusDies wrote: »
    And some people who have no current interest in losing weight genuinely prefer the taste of diet coke.

    In my past, I too, have been guilty of wondering why someone draws the line at the beverage when eating so much. Now I wish I had drawn the line a few more places giving me less to burn back off.

    Back when I was heavy and before I was concerned about losing weight, I still had type 1 diabetes and still had to manage BG. Diet soda eliminate that issue with soda anyway.

    As to the taste of Diet Coke... interesting facts about that. A very long time ago, during the "cola wars," Coca-Cola's own marketing research found that consumers prefer the flavor of Pepsi most, the flavor of Diet Coke next, and the flavor of Coke least (amongst those 3 options). Of course, Coca-Cola did not own the Pepsi flavor, but they owned the flavor of Diet Coke. So they tried to gain some market share by making a caloric beverage with the same flavor as Diet Coke. The logic was that consumers preferred the taste of Diet Coke and if it also had sugar and HFCS, then it would sell better than Coke. In April 1985, they launched this new product with the flavor of Diet Coke in a form with sugar... they called it "New Coke." Coca-Cola forgot about the nostalgia factor and ended up bringing back the original Coke flavor only a few months later because of a very vocal group of consumers who resisted the change.
  • NovusDies
    NovusDies Posts: 8,940 Member
    When I want it I still order 'Coca Cola Classic' 30 years later.
  • nickssweetheart
    nickssweetheart Posts: 874 Member
    I consume almost exclusively diet soda, but this B.S. about Diet Coke tasting better than Coke Classic is hooey, imo. Very occasionally I will drink a "real" Coke with ALL the calories and corn syrup and savor every delicious bubble.
  • AnvilHead
    AnvilHead Posts: 18,343 Member
    edited May 2018
    NovusDies wrote: »
    And some people who have no current interest in losing weight genuinely prefer the taste of diet coke.

    In my past, I too, have been guilty of wondering why someone draws the line at the beverage when eating so much. Now I wish I had drawn the line a few more places giving me less to burn back off.

    I've drank diet soda for so long (35+ years) that I don't even like the taste of regular soda anymore. And although I don't classify foods as "good" vs. "bad", there are some that I consider "not worth the calories" - and regular soda is one of them. I'm a big eater, and 16 ounces of any regular cola drink is almost 200 calories. I can get a pretty decent bang for my buck out of a lot of foods for 200 calories - and still be able to enjoy my diet soda.

    I don't drink soda with every meal, but if I am having it with a meal it's always diet soda - whether I'm ordering halibut and steamed vegetables or a triple bacon guacamole cheeseburger and chili cheese fries.
  • NovusDies
    NovusDies Posts: 8,940 Member
    edited May 2018
    nickssweetheart wrote: »
    I consume almost exclusively diet soda, but this B.S. about Diet Coke tasting better than Coke Classic is hooey, imo. Very occasionally I will drink a "real" Coke with ALL the calories and corn syrup and savor every delicious bubble.

    If you only drink it occasionally you should try the Mexican Coke with real cane sugar.
  • NovusDies
    NovusDies Posts: 8,940 Member
    @anvilhead I don't have the option of diet beverages because I don't like the taste so for me it is unsweetened tea or water. It kind of sucks sometimes not having a bigger variety.

  • AnvilHead
    AnvilHead Posts: 18,343 Member
    NovusDies wrote: »
    @anvilhead I don't have the option of diet beverages because I don't like the taste so for me it is unsweetened tea or water. It kind of sucks sometimes not having a bigger variety.

    @NovusDies - I'm not even picky at all. I drink the store brand diet cola/root beer/Dr. Pepper and enjoy them just as much as the "name brand" versions. I also drink lots of iced tea (both unsweetened and artificially sweetened, depending on what I feel like at the moment) and lots of water. I even like some of the flavored sparkling waters.

    As far as artificial sweeteners go, I really don't much care about one over the other. I'm good with aspartame, sucralose, ace-K, whatever.
  • nickssweetheart
    nickssweetheart Posts: 874 Member
    NovusDies wrote: »
    nickssweetheart wrote: »
    I consume almost exclusively diet soda, but this B.S. about Diet Coke tasting better than Coke Classic is hooey, imo. Very occasionally I will drink a "real" Coke with ALL the calories and corn syrup and savor every delicious bubble.

    If you only drink it occasionally you should try the Mexican Coke with real cane sugar.

    I have, but my tastebuds have apparently been perverted because everyone else prefers it, but I like the USA version with the corn syrup. It tastes crisper to me, for some reason.
  • AnvilHead
    AnvilHead Posts: 18,343 Member
    NovusDies wrote: »
    nickssweetheart wrote: »
    I consume almost exclusively diet soda, but this B.S. about Diet Coke tasting better than Coke Classic is hooey, imo. Very occasionally I will drink a "real" Coke with ALL the calories and corn syrup and savor every delicious bubble.

    If you only drink it occasionally you should try the Mexican Coke with real cane sugar.

    I've tried the Mexican Coke, as well as several of the "throwback" sodas that are made with real cane sugar. None of them trip my trigger, so I just stick with my diet soda. Now if they made a "throwback" version of Dr. Pepper that really actually tasted like Dr. Pepper tasted in the '70s, maybe I'd change my mind. :)
  • mph323
    mph323 Posts: 3,565 Member
    edited May 2018
    midwesterner85 wrote: »
    NovusDies wrote: »
    And some people who have no current interest in losing weight genuinely prefer the taste of diet coke.

    In my past, I too, have been guilty of wondering why someone draws the line at the beverage when eating so much. Now I wish I had drawn the line a few more places giving me less to burn back off.

    Back when I was heavy and before I was concerned about losing weight, I still had type 1 diabetes and still had to manage BG. Diet soda eliminate that issue with soda anyway.

    As to the taste of Diet Coke... interesting facts about that. A very long time ago, during the "cola wars," Coca-Cola's own marketing research found that consumers prefer the flavor of Pepsi most, the flavor of Diet Coke next, and the flavor of Coke least (amongst those 3 options). Of course, Coca-Cola did not own the Pepsi flavor, but they owned the flavor of Diet Coke. So they tried to gain some market share by making a caloric beverage with the same flavor as Diet Coke. The logic was that consumers preferred the taste of Diet Coke and if it also had sugar and HFCS, then it would sell better than Coke. In April 1985, they launched this new product with the flavor of Diet Coke in a form with sugar... they called it "New Coke." Coca-Cola forgot about the nostalgia factor and ended up bringing back the original Coke flavor only a few months later because of a very vocal group of consumers who resisted the change.

    I definitely prefer the taste of diet coke over any other soda, and I can emphatically state that New Coke was disgusting! If it was supposed to taste like diet coke, somebody's taste buds were on vacation when they were testing it. Thanks for the history lesson, I never knew what was behind that giant marketing fail :)

    Edited for spelling
  • T1DCarnivoreRunner
    T1DCarnivoreRunner Posts: 11,502 Member
    nickssweetheart wrote: »
    I consume almost exclusively diet soda, but this B.S. about Diet Coke tasting better than Coke Classic is hooey, imo. Very occasionally I will drink a "real" Coke with ALL the calories and corn syrup and savor every delicious bubble.

    That was what their marketing research found. Of course, there are going to be some consumers that prefer the taste of Coke Classic. Based on the research done at that time, those consumers are a minority.
  • singingflutelady
    singingflutelady Posts: 8,736 Member
    I mostly drink coke zero but really dislike diet coke. So manybpeople say they taste the same but nope not to me they don't.
  • Rachel6xxx
    Rachel6xxx Posts: 9 Member
    edited May 2018
    Where I used to work I had a manager that criticised everything I ate, bearing in mind she was an unhealthy weight and I am a size 8 (UK size). One day I got out my lunch box and took out my 15g of peanut butter... she looked at me and said 'You know you shouldn't eat peanut butter, its extremely fattening'. I was so shocked there were no words to respond haha.
  • motivatedmartha
    motivatedmartha Posts: 1,108 Member
    Rachel6xxx wrote: »
    Where I used to work I had a manager that criticised everything I ate, bearing in mind she was an unhealthy weight and I am a size 8 (UK size). One day I got out my lunch box and took out my 15g of peanut butter... she looked at me and said 'You know you shouldn't eat peanut butter, its extremely fattening'. I was so shocked there were no words to respond haha.

    :D:D Diet advice is like fashion advice and hair advice, should only be listened to if being provided by i) someone whose opinion you have sought and ii) looks like they follow their own advice :smiley: NB I love peanut butter - wish I was able to stop at 15g!!
  • NGentRD
    NGentRD Posts: 181 Member
    If you're buying a $5 coffee you should be able to put anything you want it in.
  • NGentRD
    NGentRD Posts: 181 Member
    "If there's anyone who knows about artificial sweeteners its me. I know all of the artificial sweeteners. They love me, I use them for everything. We're going to make Starbucks great again."
    -Trump

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